2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Reducing Our Environmental Footprint | Combating Climate Change | 146 COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE In this chapter: ƒ 2030 GOALS ƒ OUR APPROACH ƒ INITIATIVES ƒ PERFORMANCE ƒ GOING FORWARD The science behind climate change is clear — temperatures around the world are rising, and human activity is responsible. As a result, the health and safety of people around the world are in jeopardy. Owens Corning recognizes the role that manufacturing companies play in climate change, and we are intent on doing our part to mitigate our impact. Throughout our operations, we are working to cut our greenhouse gas emissions. That requires us to have a full understanding of the gravity of the situation — and a complete commitment to the goals we have set for ourselves. Our efforts to combat climate change align with the following UN SDGs: Sustainability Materiality Definition: Owens Corning understands the importance of climate action, and we take our role in the fight against climate change seriously. We have embraced a science-based target for greenhouse gas emissions in line with the most stringent standard, designed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We also have a target to reduce our Scope 3 emissions, in line with well below the two degrees Celsius methodology, representing emissions from our supply chain. The Scope 1 and Scope 2 data in this chapter were independently assured to a high level by SCS Global Services. The Scope 3 data were independently assured by SCS Global Services to either a high or moderate level; details can be found on page 154. For more information on the assurance process see About the Report, and for our verification statement please see Appendix F . For the data in this section, baseline adjustments were made following the World Resources Institute (WRI) protocols. Read more on page 291 in About the Report. Photo submitted by: Michele Mazza | Trophy Club, Texas, U.S. Alto Lake, New Mexico, U.S. Our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas goal is in line with the standards set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which urges that temperature increases be held less than 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels.